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Australia eves beat India by 6 wickets in T20 tri-series opener
Mumbai, March 22 (IANS) Continuing their winning run from the bilateral ODI series, Australia defeated Indian women by six wickets in the opener of the T20 tri-series here on Thursday.
Chasing a modest 153, the tourists rode on opener Beth Mooney’s 32-ball 45 and valuable contributions from Elyse Villani (39) and skipper Meg Lanning (35 not out) to romp home with 11 balls to spare.
Veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami (3/30), however, gave the hosts a ray of hope with two early wickets but failed to receive any help from the other bowlers as the Australians continued their dominance with the bat.
Earlier, after being put in to bat, the hosts squandered a brilliant 72-run start in 9.2 overs by Smriti Mandhana (67 off 41 balls) and Mithali Raj (18) to only accumulate 152 in their 20 overs.
Anuja Patil (35) struck some lusty blows towards the end but failed to take India to a massive total.
For the Southern Stars, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry took two wickets each while Delissa Kimmince picked one.
Brief Scores: India 152/5 (Smriti Mandhana 67, Anuja Patil 35; Ashleigh Gardner 2/22) lose to Australia 156/4 (Beth Mooney 45, Elyse Villani 39, Meg Lanning 35 not out; Jhulan Goswami 3/30) by 6 wickets.
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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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